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Re: [PATCH] close clobbers mmap's errno in read_cache

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SVSven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org>
Date
Oct 7, 2005, 21:48 UTC
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<20051007214845.GH8383MdfPADPa@greensroom.kotnet.org>
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<20051007214551.GA8893@steel.home>
On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 11:45:51PM +0200, Alex Riesen wrote:
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>  	}
> +	i = errno;
>  	close(fd);
>  	if (map == MAP_FAILED)
> -		die("index file mmap failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
> +		die("index file mmap failed (%s)", strerror(i));
>  

Why don't you just move the close after the test ? There's no point in closing if you're going to die.

skimo
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  1. close clobbers mmap's errno in read_cacheAlex Riesen, Oct 7, 2005
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